U.S.-Mexico border trade

June 2, 2011 2:08 PM

Trucks wait on the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge to enter the U.S. In Pharr, customs officials inspect the cargo.

Trucks wait on the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge to enter the U.S. In Pharr, customs officials inspect the cargo.

Photo: Lisa Krantz/Express-News

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J.A. Flores, a Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialist, inspects the interior of a tractor-trailer after all of its produce has been removed at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge Port of Entry.

J.A. Flores, a Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialist, inspects the interior of a tractor-trailer after all of its produce has been removed at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge Port of Entry.

Joaquin Alfaro (left) and Ivan Rios work on the construction site of the Rio Grande Produce Park in Edinburg in April.

Joaquin Alfaro (left) and Ivan Rios work on the construction site of the Rio Grande Produce Park in Edinburg in April.

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Mangos are cut and inspected by Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists looking for larvae damage in the pulp of the fruit at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge Port of Entry in April.

Mangos are cut and inspected by Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists looking for larvae damage in the pulp of the fruit at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge Port of Entry in April.

Photo: Lisa Krantz/Express-News

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Truck drivers wait for their tractor-trailers and the produce they are transporting from Mexico to be inspected by Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge Port of Entry in April.

Truck drivers wait for their tractor-trailers and the produce they are transporting from Mexico to be inspected by Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge

Dignitaries take part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of seven new inspection booths for commercial traffic heading north into the U.S. from Mexico at the World Trade Bridge, Friday, May 6, 2011, in Laredo, Texas. The addition nearly doubles the capacity of one of the busiest commercial bridges on America's southern border. less

Dignitaries take part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of seven new inspection booths for commercial traffic heading north into the U.S. from Mexico at the World Trade Bridge, Friday, May 6, 2011, ... more

Photo: Eric Gay, AP

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Officials place ribbon across one of seven new inspection booths, used for commercial traffic heading north into the U.S. from Mexico, at the World Trade International Bridge, Friday, May 6, 2011, in Laredo, Texas. The addition nearly doubles the capacity of the largest commercial port on America's southwest border. less

Officials place ribbon across one of seven new inspection booths, used for commercial traffic heading north into the U.S. from Mexico, at the World Trade International Bridge, Friday, May 6, 2011, in Laredo, ... more

Photo: Eric Gay, AP

Officials place ribbon across one of seven new inspection booths,... Photo-1027677.15279 - San Antonio Express-News